Comments on: Gibeau Insists EA Doesn’t Meddle With its Developershttp://www.gamefront.com/gibeau-insists-ea-doesnt-meddle-with-its-developers/
Read the latest gaming news, get game downloads, mods, patches, and watch game videos at Game Front.Sun, 02 Aug 2015 06:44:34 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1By: Kevinhttp://www.gamefront.com/gibeau-insists-ea-doesnt-meddle-with-its-developers/#comment-290255
KevinFri, 14 Sep 2012 00:11:12 +0000http://www.gamefront.com/?p=183601#comment-290255Actually.... Mass Effect 3 sold UNDER EA's projections. Part of it was bad economy, but no doubt part was the sustained bad press the game received for the first few weeks among word of mouth gamers.
They made a profit, but not a very good one, considering the absurd marketing budget. It certainly didn't sell EA's magic 5 million copies! They shipped 3.5, but only sold around 1.5 as of March 2012 on the consoles. (I'm guessing maybe 5-600k on PC's, but those numbers aren't really thrown about.) It grossed about 200 mill, but that's before you take into account the vendor relationships (people still buy from the store), marketing, upkeep for multiplayer, all the extra manhours due to the ending fiasco, etc.
Still, it wasn't Dragon Age 2 or TOR, which outright lost money.Actually…. Mass Effect 3 sold UNDER EA’s projections. Part of it was bad economy, but no doubt part was the sustained bad press the game received for the first few weeks among word of mouth gamers.

They made a profit, but not a very good one, considering the absurd marketing budget. It certainly didn’t sell EA’s magic 5 million copies! They shipped 3.5, but only sold around 1.5 as of March 2012 on the consoles. (I’m guessing maybe 5-600k on PC’s, but those numbers aren’t really thrown about.) It grossed about 200 mill, but that’s before you take into account the vendor relationships (people still buy from the store), marketing, upkeep for multiplayer, all the extra manhours due to the ending fiasco, etc.

Still, it wasn’t Dragon Age 2 or TOR, which outright lost money.

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SXOThu, 13 Sep 2012 14:26:27 +0000http://www.gamefront.com/?p=183601#comment-290030So I guess it's just an enormous coincidence that the culture of all these dev studios completely changes the moment EA owns them. Firsthand accounts from former employees at these studios have mentioned time and time again how different the companies became once EA was in charge.So I guess it’s just an enormous coincidence that the culture of all these dev studios completely changes the moment EA owns them. Firsthand accounts from former employees at these studios have mentioned time and time again how different the companies became once EA was in charge.
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EbalosusThu, 13 Sep 2012 12:25:44 +0000http://www.gamefront.com/?p=183601#comment-289987I can guarantee you that if Dragon Age 3 tanks due to the resentment from ME3, both bioware and EA will blame the other.
Bioware will blame EA for forcing release dates and cutting funding (among other things)
EA will blame bioware for misleading them regarding the fandom's reaction, and for not listening to their fandom/customers.
They got lucky with ME3 selling a bundle, since nobody could have predicted how awful the endings would be; but they won't be so lucky with DA3, since everyone had their eyes opened by ME3 and it's surrounding events.I can guarantee you that if Dragon Age 3 tanks due to the resentment from ME3, both bioware and EA will blame the other.

EA will blame bioware for misleading them regarding the fandom’s reaction, and for not listening to their fandom/customers.

They got lucky with ME3 selling a bundle, since nobody could have predicted how awful the endings would be; but they won’t be so lucky with DA3, since everyone had their eyes opened by ME3 and it’s surrounding events.

“Hey, don’t blame us for the BS our company Bioware puts out. Bioware has their own creative control!”

]]>By: Roy Battyhttp://www.gamefront.com/gibeau-insists-ea-doesnt-meddle-with-its-developers/#comment-289737
Roy BattyThu, 13 Sep 2012 00:42:35 +0000http://www.gamefront.com/?p=183601#comment-289737Yes and I am sure that EA management had NOTHING to do with Bioware’s release of the ME3 EC ending...said releease was decided by Bioware’s humble and magnanimous creative staff.Yes and I am sure that EA management had NOTHING to do with Bioware’s release of the ME3 EC ending…said releease was decided by Bioware’s humble and magnanimous creative staff.
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WilliamWed, 12 Sep 2012 23:48:16 +0000http://www.gamefront.com/?p=183601#comment-289716@JamesX
You don't actually believe what Frank Gibeau said, do you?
No company is ever going to admit that the bad rumours of their company is actually true, it wouldn't be good for business if they did.@JamesX

You don’t actually believe what Frank Gibeau said, do you?

No company is ever going to admit that the bad rumours of their company is actually true, it wouldn’t be good for business if they did.

]]>By: JamesXhttp://www.gamefront.com/gibeau-insists-ea-doesnt-meddle-with-its-developers/#comment-289688
JamesXWed, 12 Sep 2012 22:47:02 +0000http://www.gamefront.com/?p=183601#comment-289688So I guess Bioware doesn't even have the EA excuse to fall back on for their recent games.So I guess Bioware doesn’t even have the EA excuse to fall back on for their recent games.
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bobWed, 12 Sep 2012 21:24:41 +0000http://www.gamefront.com/?p=183601#comment-289661ea lie ultima IX is the perfect exampleea lie ultima IX is the perfect example
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